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Good Afternoon Community – 

As I am sure you have heard, many of our neighbors are facing an incredibly difficult month. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  — aka food stamps, which helps low-income individuals and families afford groceries — has been temporarily placed on hold for November. For households that rely on this assistance, that means an entire month without the benefits they depend on to buy food.

At the same time, LIHEAP, which helps families with heating costs, is delayed until December 3rd. As temperatures drop, families are being forced to make impossible choices — heat or food, bills or groceries.

Our community is feeling this strain more than ever. But together, we can make a difference.

Join us for the United Way Community Food Drive on Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th.

Here’s how you can help:
🥫 Donate non-perishable food items to help restock local food pantries that are already running low.
💪 Volunteer your time by helping at one of our food collection “stations.” Every helping hand counts.

Sign up to volunteer here: Sign-up Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-eZXsaBU_vdfw1byBY13hFd4s1kOPS_ndeCOWK1fkrc/edit?usp=sharing

When our neighbors are struggling, our community shows up — and now is that time. Let’s come together to ensure no one goes hungry this November.  

Thank you for standing with us and showing what it means to LIVE UNITED.

Cecelia Elizabeth “Betty” Agosti, 85, a resident of Elk Haven Nursing Home and formerly of Cherry Road, Kersey, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc.

The Community Education Center’s Leadership Elk and Cameron program’s (LEC) monthly session focused on economic development, environment & tourism in Cameron County. The day started at Embassy Powdered Metals with a tour of the facility.  After Embassy, they traveled to Emporium Hardwoods for a tour of their facility.  The participants then headed to Sarah Jane’s Art Studio where she gave a brief history of her studio and her own story of how she became a Cameron County resident.  While at Sarah Jane’s Art Studio the group enjoyed a delicious lunch from Uptown Girls sponsored by Emporium Hardwoods.  After lunch the group heard a presentation from The PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship & The Lumber Heritage Region.

HARRISBURG, PA – Tataboline Enos, founder and CEO of the nonprofit PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, and author of Proudly Made: A Story of Reinvention in the Big Woods and Small Towns of the Pennsylvania Wilds, has been selected by Governor Josh Shapiro as a recipient of the Governor’s Keystone Award, which recognizes outstanding community leadership and service.

The Pennsylvania State Dinner Keystone Awards, held Monday at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg, celebrated 18 individuals who exemplify “the power of one”—how a single person’s vision and dedication can spark lasting, positive change in their communities and across the Commonwealth. Honorees come from a variety of backgrounds, including community development, education, veterans’ affairs, and public service.

If you would like to sponsor a wreath for a veteran, visit WWW.WREATHSACROSSAMERICA.ORG.

Choose Sponsor a wreath. $17 each.

Choose the cemetery where the wreath will be placed. (Card Creek, Fishing Creek, Hill, Lyman or Sartwell Creek.)

Choose Customization.

Choose In Honor/In Memory of, then enter the name.

If you prefer to order locally, please contact me, Angela Milford or Kassie Shumac to place your order with a check payable to Wreaths Across America.  Cut off to order locally is November 20.

Ceremony will be held Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10:00am Riverside Methodist Church, Roulette PA.

In 2022, NY State passed the Companion Animal Care Standards Act based on the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters. Cattaraugus County is not a wealthy area, and while they do offer grants, New York State is not funding the project.

Port Allegany – Dreda Smithmyer, 61, of Roulette, passed away on Monday (October 27, 2025) at her home in Roulette.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Port Allegany.

Ceres Township Board of Supervisors meeting date is changed to, Tuesday,  November 11, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. due to voting taking place on regularly scheduled date. 

Proposed adoption of Ordinance #35 giving Penn Dot authority to act on the Township’s behalf for the Delmar Bridge removal project will take place at the November 11, 2025 meeting instead of the prior advertised date of November 4, 2025.  The ordinance will give PennDOT authority  to obtain Rights-of-way, any PUC, or other permits required. The ordinance will give Supervisor Chairman, Anthony Plants, authority to sign the agreement with PennDot and states that 100% of the funding for removal of the DelMar Bridge will be funded with Pennsylvania state funds. Full ordinance can be seen or a copy picked up at the Ceres Township building any Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. For appointment call 814-697-6948.

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Each November, we “fall back” by setting our clocks one hour earlier as Daylight Saving Time ends. While gaining an extra hour of sleep may sound like a bonus, the shift can still disrupt your body’s internal clock, especially if you’re already sleep-deprived.

Our circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep and wake cycles, is influenced by light exposure. When the clocks change, our exposure to morning and evening light shifts, which can affect sleep quality, mood, and alertness.

What to Expect

Even though we gain an hour, the earlier sunset can lead to:

E.A. Sween Company, an Eden Prairie, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 127,887 pounds of a pulled pork sandwich product that may be contaminated with pieces of plastic.

The show was held October 23rd through the 26th at the Pennsylvania Farm Complex in Harrisburg, PA.

4-H members must first qualify on the county level to compete at the district level and then qualify to state level by placing in the top of their class. 

Congratulations to Lucille Rutkowski-Hood, daughter of Michelle Rutkowski and Hank Hood, grand niece of Deborah Rutkowski, and member of Famous Wabbit 4-H Club representing Potter County, by winning the State championship with her AMHR mare “Star Lake My Oh My” in Miniature Horse Driving (8-13). 

Lucille was also a finalist with her AQHA mare “Huntin For Paradise” in Western Showmanship (8-11), Western Horsemanship (8-13), and Western Pleasure Horses (8-13).

RIDGWAY, Pa— During the month of October, Employment Support Services (ESS) at Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI) celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year DCI’s ESS is proud to announce the fifth annual Joseph Goff Memorial Distinguished Worker Award. 

In April of 2021, Joe Goff, passed away suddenly. Joe was a colleague of Dickinson’s ESS team who worked for years at the St Mary’s driver’s license center for B&T Building Services. Joe enjoyed his job, gardening, photography and spending time with his friends.

Ceres Township Board of Supervisors meeting date is changed to, Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. due to voting taking place on regularly scheduled date.

Proposed adoption of Ordinance #35 giving Penn Dot authority to act on the Township’s behalf for the Delmar Bridge removal project will take place at the November 11, 2025 meeting instead of the prior advertised date of November 4, 2025. The ordinance will give PennDOT authority to obtain Rights-of-way, any PUC, or other permits required. The ordinance will give Supervisor Chairman, Anthony Plants, authority to sign the agreement with PennDot and states that 100% of the funding for removal of the DelMar Bridge will be funded with Pennsylvania state funds. Full ordinance can be seen or a copy picked up at the Ceres Township building any Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. For appointment call 814-697-6948.

                BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford hosted a full-day Human Trafficking Awareness and Response Conference Friday, bringing together professionals, students and community members to learn how to recognize and respond to human trafficking.

                One hundred nursing, criminal justice and computer information systems and technology majors from Pitt-Bradford and the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville heard from speakers who included a trafficking survivor, a state legislator and representatives from healthcare, law enforcement, higher education and victim advocacy who shared perspectives on building awareness and strengthening community-based responses to human trafficking.

                During a panel discussion, participants urged others to see the humanity of those being trafficked.

BRADFORD, Pa. — Haunted forests, gothic castles, and things that go bump in the night will come alive at the Hauntings Literary Tour at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Studio Theater of Blaisdell Hall at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

The free event will feature a panel of authors — Elizabeth Costello, Carolyn Korsmeyer, Valerie Nieman, Nancy McCabe, and Crissa-Jean Chappell — each presenting from their forthcoming or current novels. Together, they’ll explore how ghosts and the supernatural influence literature and share insights into crafting haunted tales for middle-grade, young-adult, and adult readers.